Pretty much my experience.
Technically I have no issue, there are just some odd design decisions I struggle to get my head around.
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Pretty much my experience.
Technically I have no issue, there are just some odd design decisions I struggle to get my head around.
Steve McQueen
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I'm on a holiday right now and reading all these replies on GAF worry me. Reading your post however makes me wish I was home already and playing the game. Thanks for the positive impressions.
m_shortpants
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I'm just bring overly picky.
I have a i5-4690k and 970. Game still looks great, I'm just trying to optimize as much as possible.
I call bullshit on this.
Just done the same race, but with double the AI, and there are no framedrops.
Would you like me to upload a video?
No doubt I'll eventually encounter aberrations depending on the mix of variables, but so far any minor drops or rare tearing absolutely do not hinder my enjoyment one iota. I find the gameplay utterly absorbing and incredibly thrilling so far. Hope you end up agreeing.
The best experience I've had so far was in quick race on the US Coastal map with a constant thunderstorm going on. For some reason I came into this thinking it would have a meaty career mode but it looks like I might end up mostly playing it Drive Club style -custom races tailored to my own liking. I pretty much spend 100 hours in DC purely from that mode.
Steve McQueen
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Really hope so too. I hope the framerate won't hurt my experience. Guess it's a personal thing. A friend of mine did not notice any framerate problems on NFS PS4 for instance ( pre patch ) but it almost ruined the game for me personally. But then again, almost nothing a patch can't fix.
flipswitch
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The car engine sounds at default level 100 are very loud. I changed it to 30. I just couldn't believe how loud is was one I first booted it up on PS4.
Malcolm9
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From what I've played so far on the PS4 version I haven't seen any screen tearing or massive frame drops.
I've only messed around in quick races, but this was with 19 other cars in clear conditions. The motion blur could be done with being toned down, but for me it's a pretty minor issue for myself.
Some of the console shit posts are quite jarring to read, the game looks and feels great on the PS4 from my experience.
I've only messed around in quick races, but this was with 19 other cars in clear conditions. The motion blur could be done with being toned down, but for me it's a pretty minor issue for myself.
Some of the console shit posts are quite jarring to read, the game looks and feels great on the PS4 from my experience.
I've been futilely attempting the career kart stuff. Two questions:
- Is there no penalty for dropping the clutch early on standing starts? I tried it and did not seem to get any sort of penalty for cruising past the other waiting drivers, but it felt like cheating so I restarted.
- The kart AI seems determined to play bumper cars. I have not found any good way to pass on the tiny kart tracks, in short sprint races, without ramming someone in the process. This is even with manual gearing. Am I missing something obvious? Maybe I should be racing to the outside edge of turns, then trying to speed past?
I use the following settings for my T500RS:
Damper = 0
Force Feedback = 60
Tire Force = 100
Change the following settings but leave the rest below Tire Force unchanged:
Deadzone Removal Range = 0.05-0.08 (depends on your preference)
Relative Adjust Gain = 0.98
Relative Adjust Bleed = 0.10
Relative Adjust Clamp = 0.96
Scoop Knee = 0.70 (this is the most important one)
Scoop Reduction = 0.10
Found here: http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/project-cars-t500-wheel-setting.105049/
I find this working damn good, though I can't change settings in 0.1 increments, only 0.5.
Is this a bug or what?
Edit: Next post says:
1) I recommend setting the ingame FFB strength setting to 100 (very very important!). Then instead set the FFB strength in the Thrustmaster CONTROL PANEL between 60 - 75, depending on how much of a workout you want.
Can't remember if I did this.
Damper = 0
Force Feedback = 60
Tire Force = 100
Change the following settings but leave the rest below Tire Force unchanged:
Deadzone Removal Range = 0.05-0.08 (depends on your preference)
Relative Adjust Gain = 0.98
Relative Adjust Bleed = 0.10
Relative Adjust Clamp = 0.96
Scoop Knee = 0.70 (this is the most important one)
Scoop Reduction = 0.10
Found here: http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/project-cars-t500-wheel-setting.105049/
I find this working damn good, though I can't change settings in 0.1 increments, only 0.5.
Is this a bug or what?
Edit: Next post says:
1) I recommend setting the ingame FFB strength setting to 100 (very very important!). Then instead set the FFB strength in the Thrustmaster CONTROL PANEL between 60 - 75, depending on how much of a workout you want.
Can't remember if I did this.
The Lykan is a bit of an animal!!!
Love the difference in grip between road and slick tyres, many games get this quite wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajrlGfoM6h4
Love the difference in grip between road and slick tyres, many games get this quite wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajrlGfoM6h4
This reminds me of a story I'm pretty sure I've told on Gaf before.
It was in one of the early builds back in 2012 when they first added Spa (still called Belgian Forest at the time).
I decided to take out the Formula A on Spa in the early hour of the morning (around 6:30-7AM) with just a touch of mist but otherwise clear sky.
I was slowly driving around the track. Not trying to set fast laps or anything... Just a good old sunday morning leasure drive (in a FA lol). The forest was completely silent except for the roar of my engine and its echo bouncing off the mountains. I could see the Sun slowly rising beyond the trees with the God Rays filterning through them.
I'm 100% serious, I had a bit of an epiphany moment. It was one of the most beautiful thing I've experienced. I was borderline emotional. The perfect moment captured in the prettiest way.
This was basically me at the end
I've always previously skipped practise sessions on race weekends in other sims but thought I'd better take the opportunity for the first race of my career in the GT3 Ruf at Silverstone. I had a new team manager to impress, after all..! The first session was in post-dawn mist with a moody sky, so the whole circuit was bathed in this sublimely ethereal light, all shades of grey, with colour accents provided by neon tail-lights and illuminated hoardings. It was incredibly atmospheric, especially with the eerie silence getting shattered by snorting engines. I loved seeing cars streaming in and out of the pits, some cars obviously on out-laps carefully warming their tyres, others driving flat out trying to set times - everybody simply going about their business. I felt like a pretender, an imposter, and it gave me an intangible nervous expectation, even fear for the upcoming qualifying sessions. It's exactly these types of emotions that I was hoping pCARS would evoke as part of the authenticity of the race weekend experience.
ChubbleDucks
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Started a career with the 125cc karts, then got a contract for the next class of karts which I accepted.
Next thing I know I'm doing a practice session in a clio.
Is this expected or have I missed a whole class?
Next thing I know I'm doing a practice session in a clio.
Is this expected or have I missed a whole class?
I think it works just fine with a X360 controller. I imagine it's the same with a DS4. But if you realize that it doesn't suit you, it's possible to map the buttons to your liking. Also, there are plenty of options regarding deadzones and whatnot.
twatt/facepunch the SMS guys then maybe they'll add a slider for that too ;-)
You're killing me dude. I'm limited to solo practice in fixed clear weather until new PC arrives. Your lyrical waxings are blue-balling me.
Thanks! My wallet may hate me but I need this game. Now.
It's fine once you get the settings dialled in, but that can take quite some time.
Purchased my PC copy and waiting for it to arrive and I'm already pissed off at nvidia for screwing over AMD users. For Christ sake, the game was optimised for console. Is it that hard to take your work there, drop it in Mantle and provide AMD owners a decent experience?
Fingers crossed poor driver performance is sorted soon.
Fingers crossed poor driver performance is sorted soon.
My eyes dont lie son if i could do a vid I would be more than happy to
I don't know what's going on, because I can run way more than 10 AI and still have no framedrops, must be something specific to your console.
When I looked at time trials yesterday I saw a lot of keyboard users at the top 10's on various tracks so it plays well with kb.
You've unlocked the Max Verstappen achievement!
Im kinda surprised myself. I had a bug where I needed to delete and reinstall to open up the main game as I could only select quick race weekend on the main screen and thats the only race ive been able to do so far. Will try more races over the weekend
I would say no. :/
This game and it's player deserves a wheel.
Played a few hours of carting yesterday, when I suddenly found myself "in the zone".
I was like completely disconnected from the rest of the world. The only thing that mattered was breaking points, turning angles, car(t) placement, throttle feathering etc. Every turn was perfect, every straight was exhilarating.
It was a god damn experience, and in 125cc carts of all things.
With all aids off, in real mode, you really have to drive really good to keep that cart on the road.
Even though I love Driveclub, it never gave me this feeling at all. Not even in the fastest hypercars.
I will love this game for a long, long time.
It sounds like the main game is still installing or the D1P hasn't installed..?
THat's what the Share button is for. Create a clip, upload it, post URL.
Really enjoying the game so far, the sounds are absolutely phenomenal from the engine sounds right down to the discreet squeak from the brakes when you lean on them hard.
Have to say though I have noticed a bit of screen tearing under what I'd have thought wouldn't be particularly demanding situations:
-California highway freeroam with just one car and clear weather settings.
-Brands hatch turn 2 on career mode with 20 Clio cups, again clear weather settings.
Theres been a few other instances which I can't remember particularly well.
Its not hindering my enjoyment of the game. Playing on ps4 BTW.
Have to say though I have noticed a bit of screen tearing under what I'd have thought wouldn't be particularly demanding situations:
-California highway freeroam with just one car and clear weather settings.
-Brands hatch turn 2 on career mode with 20 Clio cups, again clear weather settings.
Theres been a few other instances which I can't remember particularly well.
Its not hindering my enjoyment of the game. Playing on ps4 BTW.
You need to change your steam download region to match where you want to play, steam lobby has always been an awful system.
Near zero multiplayer games in my region of the world.
Depending on your region, the DFGT has been very solid for me; I just bought one for Pcars specifically.
If they're similar enough in price, I don't think there's anything better than the G27 on the cheap however.
Does this record at 60?
Oh come on, you're acting like this game holds 60 fps tight on PS4 in any circumstances but weather/large grid.
Watch DF videos again: it's simply not the case.
And you not noticing these drops doesn't mean other people won't notice them.
Man, there are even people here who are not disturbed by the awful ghosting.
Not at all, I appreciate that, there are instances when the framerate will tank.
But saying that the game struggles on Dubai, with 10 AI, in sunny weather is flat out false.
Kölsch Bloot
Member
Played around 2 hours now, absolutely loving the LMP1 cars on the Nürburgring
-Amon-
Member
Disclaimer: 1 hour of practice on the dubai track with le mans prototype, while the rest of the game was installing, on PS4, dualshock 4, every assist off, no changes to controls and deadzones.
No changes to car setup.
I'm having great problems with braking and acceleration. Steering is quite ok.
This sim is not designed around gamepads for sure. I think some form of assist is going to be needed in the long run.
I've been racing simulators for 20 years ( sigh ) on pc's with racing wheels, and on consoles GT5 & GT6 with a logitech g27, and gamepads when i was not in the mood to use the wheel.
Pcars feels much harder than GT5 with a pad, just to give you an idea.
We're talking of first impressions here, but i feel that these are not going to change in the long run.
